Karen coughed due to the dust that rose from the dusty leaves she fell on after bouncing off Neville's dragon form.
She felt pain, not from her hair this time but from her leg.
It'd bent the wrong way when she'd fallen to the floor, causing strain to the wounded area.
As she groaned from the pain and turned to lie flat on her back, her eyes slowly opened just for them to meet red eyes staring down at her.
The red eyes were glowing as they were surrounded by darkness.
Her heart stopped, then started to pound hard again.
It was the long-haired one that seemed like the leader.
Her eyes went sideways and though it was dark, she could see Neville lying on the floor, now in his human form.
His eyes were closed and he wasn't moving.
The fall. He must have hit his head.
She bit down on h
